About Judge Judy
- Released on September 16, 1996
Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts, agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
Judge Judy, which premiered on September 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The two court shows that outnumber Judge Judy's seasons, The People's Court and Divorce Court, have both lasted via multiple lives of production and shifting arbiters, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest.
Full Cast of Judge Judy
Judith Sheindlin plays Self - Judge (1236 episodes)
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Jerry Bishop plays Self - Announcer (voice) (1100 episodes)
Michael Stull plays Self - Announcer (voice) (95 episodes)
Steven Kamer plays Self - Announcer (voice) (41 episodes)
Bea Arthur plays Self - Defendant's Witness (1 episode)
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